Pinto, probably unable to bear his terrible thoughts, looked over to me and whispered, "Have you done this before?" After speaking, he probably felt that what he said would cause ambiguity, so he continued: "I mean, I have participated in a lot of battles before? ”

"I fought for half a year before I came here." I replied in a low voice.

Pinto nodded and said, "Did you fight with the guerrillas for half a year?" ”

"It's not. I've only been here for a few days. Fought in other countries before. I wasn't going to let him continue to ask, so I asked, "What about you?" How often do you exchange fire with the guerrillas? ”

"Nope. Going to pick up Mr. Balcas was the first time I had exchanged fire with the guerrillas. I had participated in the encirclement and suppression of them when I was serving in the army, but on the periphery, the operation ended before we could meet the guerrillas. Pinto said helplessly, with a little regret.

I couldn't help but laugh a little when he said that, because this very important retaliation against Pablo had sent people with little combat experience, and it was still when John asked him to be a good hand. One can imagine how serious the losses of Pablo's armed forces have been in recent times. But Pinto somewhat reminded me of myself in Chechnya, when I was also like this when I was killed by another group of Maozi without any actual combat experience.

"Why did you come to war? Isn't it good to get a job with peace of mind? I asked.

Pinto shrugged his shoulders while holding the SVD and said, "Mr. Balcas's family is very powerful in my hometown, and many people there rely on him and his family for food, and serving their family not only gets money, but also people in the local area. ”

I chuckled and said, "Your words remind me of the ancient princes of my hometown. It's what you call a king. ”

"Almost. Mr. Pablo was a king in my hometown, and we thought he was a good king, so everyone wanted to help his family. Pinto said.

"I have a question that I don't understand, and I want to ask you."

Pinto looked at me and nodded, "What's the problem?" ”

I moved to his side and said, "I haven't figured it out, is there no one to take care of your armed forces?" I mean, your government allows it? And the armed forces are also at war with each other. ”

Pinto didn't answer immediately, but thought for a moment and then let out a long sigh and said, "I only know that it was caused decades ago when the rich people drove the peasants out of their homeland and used their land to grow cash crops. ”

"And then there were guerrillas?" I suddenly understood what the guerrillas were all about, and they were forced to rebel.

"That's right. Then the guerrillas appeared, and at that time they were also said to have the support of the Cubans. Provide them with weapons and military training. Pinto said and smiled, "You know what? I joined the army, and before I went to the army, I had heard that the Colombian army was a place for the poor, and at first I was skeptical, but when I got there, I realized that it was all true. Those who are really rich don't come here at all, they have more and better options. ”

"And your government doesn't care? Just let these people deprive others of their land? And then the guerrillas have been entrenched there for so many years? ”

Pinto shook his head and said, "As far as I know in the army, the government wants to make peace in the country, but it can't meet everyone's demands, after all, they can't offend those who are very rich, it's impossible." And those people are the ones that the guerrillas hate the most. ”

I nodded and continued, "Let me ask you a question, are you poor according to what you said before?" ”

"Of course. Otherwise, you wouldn't see me here, and I wouldn't be in a place like this in the middle of the night. Pinto said.

"Then why didn't you join the guerrillas? Isn't it in your interest to be partisans? ”

Pinto looked at me, looking a little confused, not knowing how to answer. Just then, there was movement on the opposite boat. A man's voice shouted twice. I and Pingto turned their heads to look at the other side.

The man didn't notice any movement, but rather a nervous encounter, and I took out my binoculars and looked at the man running on the deck screaming as he ran.

"What is he calling?" I asked.

Pinto glanced back and sat back, "He's singing." The national anthem of Mexico. I guess I either drank too much or smoked again. As he spoke, he made a drug-taking motion.

"Holy. Scared Lao Tzu. I put my binoculars away and sat back.

"The guerrillas are not the same as they were at the beginning. They now grow drugs like the rich and kidnap them from time to time. Pinto said when he saw me sitting back.

I heard him say this, although he did not explicitly say that he would join the guerrillas, but the meaning of his words was obviously that the guerrillas were degenerate compared to the beginning of their establishment, otherwise he might have defected.

"Isn't it just right for them to kidnap the rich people and punish them?" I asked.

Pinto shook his head and said, "The key is that they can't kidnap the real rich people." Those who really endanger the poor have bodyguards and even the military. In the end, it is the ordinary people who suffer. ”

"So what is Pablo? How did he get caught too? I asked, puzzled.

"It should be a special case. Since the wizards came here, there have been some very successful raids and kidnappings, but that's what I said before. Mr. Balcas, on the other hand, was an accident, and it is said that they did not know Mr. Balcas's true identity at first. Pinto explained.

"I see." I nodded, understanding how the wizard got his name. He did what the guerrillas could not, kidnapping people who were protected by numerous bodyguards and even armed forces.

"May I ask you a question?" Pinto asked, seeing that I understood.

Actually, I didn't want to answer the question, but after all, I asked him a lot, so I just nodded and said, "As long as it's not too much." ”

"Nope. Of course not. Pinto waved his hand, "I just wanted to ask, how much can you get for being hired to fight here like you?" ”

"This is just my second time. Calculated twice, it's almost 200,000. I replied.

"Two hundred thousand?" Pinto looked surprised to hear the numbers, and then he added, "Dollars? ”

"Yes. It's dollars. I looked at his surprised expression and asked, "What?" Is it a lot? ”

"Many?" Pinto looked incredulous, "It's a lot." If I were you, you would take your family to the big city or go directly abroad. ”

"Okay." I didn't want to go on with the topic anymore and said, "Who else is in your family?" ”

"Parents, a younger brother and a younger sister." Pinto replied.

"That's fine." I nodded.

"Why is it okay?"

I smiled and said, "Because if you die, your parents have other children, it won't be too sad." You don't have a family, and there won't be more people sad for you. ”

He listened to my words, first stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "Yes." That's true. I wish I had made enough money for them before I died, and that Mr. Balcas would take care of my family because I had died fighting for his family. ”

"I think he will. Otherwise, you wouldn't have said that working for their family would be respected. I waved my hand and said, "Let's talk about something useful." I looked at the other side again and said, "How many guerrillas are there?" Do you know? ”

"It's said to be tens of thousands, and the number I got when I was in the army was about eight thousand." Pinto replied.

"What about you? And are Pablo's recent losses very heavy? ”

"We are not the same as the partisans. The guerrillas have a unified command, while those of us like me only serve different families or individuals. Only when there is a joint operation can there be unified action. And we don't have as many people as the partisans, about half as much as them. Pinto explained, "Mr. Balcas fought hard with the guerrillas several times, and the losses were indeed quite large. ”

It seems that I was right, and after listening to Pinto's words, Pablo's alliance was indeed a federation of princes as I thought, and after Pablo's forces were hit hard, some people began to have different intentions.

After understanding this, I began to ramble with him, until we had nothing to say until we turned our attention to the target we were about to attack, for it was not too early, and it was almost time to act in two hours.

After observation, I found that the Mexicans were not very vigilant, and the few sentinels had fallen asleep. The ship I was responsible for capturing was completely silent, and the people on it should have fallen asleep. Seeing this situation, I can't help but feel more confident, and it seems that I can get it relatively easily this time.

At four o'clock in the morning, the sound of car engines could be heard in the quiet woods, and I knew it was John and they had arrived. The sentries of the Mexican drug dealers in the harbor were also awakened by the noise, shouting to each other to gather their sleeping companions to prepare to check them out. After ten minutes of waiting, I glanced at the boat that was still not moving, looked back at Pinto, and said, "It's time to act." ”